True, this is because they are too small to be studied as if they were an animal, plant, or geological formation such as a rock or crystal.
The Lewis structure of hypochlorous acid has oxygen (O) with single bonds between hydrogen and chlorine. In the Lewis structure, we see that hypochlorous acid has 14 valence electrons. Four are used as bonding electrons, and the remaining 10 are nonbonding electrons on oxygen and chlorine.
The periodic table arranges elements in increasing
atomic number from left to right and top to bottom.
Horizontal rows on the periodic table are periods.
Elements in the same period have the same number of
electron shells.
Vertical columns on the periodic table are groups.
Elements in the same group have the same number of
valence electrons.